On this date in 1485, the original Real Housewife of Tudor Court was born: Catherine of Aragon. Although she was the daughter of King Ferdinand of Aragon, this princess’ reign was not to be in S… more →
the TUDOR TUTORwrote 4 days ago: Do you remember A Man for All Seasons, the play by Robert Bolt about the life of Sir Tho … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: On this date in 1485, the original Real Housewife of Tudor Court was born: Catherine of Aragon. Alth … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: WORD captious [kap-shuhs] adj.1. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfind … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Thanks to the official Historic Royal Palaces account on YouTube, tomorrow’s birthday girl Cat … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Henry Tudor’s victory at Bosworth Field was an unlikely outcome. The young earl of Richmond ha … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Mention Henry VIII and most people think either (1) robust ginger guy, gnawing on a turkey leg, or ( … more →
wrote 3 months ago: A collection of anecdotes, personal stories, and film illustrations with a dash of Scripture, Drops … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Thanks to Henry VIII, The Tudors, Anne of a Thousand Days and countless, COUNTLESS films and books w … more →
wrote 4 months ago: King Henry manages to kick Queen Catherine out of the castle. Now Henry is even happier to introduce … more →
wrote 4 months ago: The court decides to let Henry share Queen Catherine’s table and bed again. This makes Anne je … more →
wrote 4 months ago: King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn continue their love affair despite Anne’s doubts on the King … more →
wrote 4 months ago: As a child I remember my father talking about Alfred the Great, William the Conquerer and the Battle … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Anne refuses to be 2nd only to Henry’s heart. But after awhile, she finally gives in. She has … more →
wrote 4 months ago: It rained this morning, so Henry ventured outside suitably attired in woolly hat and dinosaur rain-p … more →
wrote 5 months ago: (Right: David Alpay as Mark Smeaton) After the pomp and campiness that was season one, The Tudors se … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Michael Hirst is no stranger to Tudor costume dramas, having chronicled the end of the line in his E … more →
wrote 6 months ago: By 1526, Henry VIII was thirty-five years old. He had reigned in England for twenty-seven years and … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Five hundred years ago today, Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon were jointly crowned at Westminster … more →
wrote 6 months ago: One of my favorite historical figures is England’s ill-fated queen consort, Anne Boleyn. Henry … more →